Writing Task 1: The Basics
Step 1: Write a complete story with a beginning, middle, and ending.
You may only use "simple sentences" on this page.
Write at least 20 simple sentences.
There are 5 simple sentence formats: (See pages 4 & 5 in handout for examples.)
1a.S+V.
1b. S+V and V.
1c. S and S + V.
3. S+V+O.o
4. S+V+DO+IO.
5. S+V+IO+DO. Writing Task 1: (Micky) -EXCELLENT WORK! Good job "No Names"! There are a couple of errors to rewrite, but you are now ready to go to STEP 2!!!! In Step 2, you will connect some of these simple sentences and make compound sentences. Use FAN BOYS to connect ideas. Also use conjunctive ADVERBS to connect ideas. EX: "and" = "moreover" -use both.
1. The main character is Micky.
2. He is a man.
3.He is funny.
4.He likes to play soccer.
5.He has many cars.
3. He has many friends.
4. He is a very famous star.
5. He lives in Portland.
6. He is a student.
7. He studys English.
8.One day, in the morning he bought a cup of coffee.
9.He forgot to take his wallet. _ He decided to go back to his home.
10. A next girl helped him to buy couple of coffee together.
11.They talked with each other.
12.The girl gave her phone number to Micky.
13.Sometimes he asked her to go out or play together.
14.They are both students.
_They usually study together
15.They fell in love.
16. Micky is a famous star. The girl didn't know it.
_The girl didn't know it.
17.Micky was very busy.
18.Monday to Friday he is a student. On weekend he become a star.
19.After two weeks, the girl felt something. Micky had secrets.
20.It was very hard to find Micky.
_She thought about something
_Maybe he doesn't love her.
21.Her friend told her something. He is a star. Micky is his school name.
22.She was very angry. 23.She thought about something. She was deceived by Micky.
24.Finally they broke up.
Step 1: Write a complete story with a beginning, middle, and ending.
You may only use "simple sentences" on this page.
Write at least 20 simple sentences.
There are 5 simple sentence formats: (See pages 4 & 5 in handout for examples.)
1a.S+V.
1b. S+V and V.
1c. S and S + V.
2a. S+V+C. (C=prepositional phrase)
2b. S+V+C. (C=adverb)
2c. S+V+C. (C=adjective)
2d. S+V+C. (C=noun)
3. S+V+O.o
4. S+V+DO+IO.
5. S+V+IO+DO.
Writing Task 1: (Micky) -EXCELLENT WORK! Good job "No Names"! There are a couple of errors to rewrite, but you are now ready to go to STEP 2!!!! In Step 2, you will connect some of these simple sentences and make compound sentences. Use FAN BOYS to connect ideas. Also use conjunctive ADVERBS to connect ideas. EX: "and" = "moreover" -use both.
1. The main character is Micky.
2. He is a man.
3.He is funny.
4.He likes to play soccer.
5.He has many cars.
3. He has many friends.
4. He is a very famous star.
5. He lives in Portland.
6. He is a student.
7. He studys English.
8.One day, in the morning he bought a cup of coffee.
9.He forgot to take his wallet.
_ He decided to go back to his home.
10. A next girl helped him to buy couple of coffee together.
11.They talked with each other.
12.The girl gave her phone number to Micky.
13.Sometimes he asked her to go out or play together.
14.They are both students.
_They usually study together
15.They fell in love.
16. Micky is a famous star. The girl didn't know it.
_The girl didn't know it.
17.Micky was very busy.
18.Monday to Friday he is a student. On weekend he become a star.
19.After two weeks, the girl felt something. Micky had secrets.
20.It was very hard to find Micky.
_She thought about something
_Maybe he doesn't love her.
21.Her friend told her something. He is a star. Micky is his school name.
22.She was very angry.
23.She thought about something. She was deceived by Micky.
24.Finally they broke up.